Machine for laying out goods.



mmm

C. E. CLARK. MACHINE FOR LAYING OUT GOODSk APPLICATION men NOV. i. 1916.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET l.

C. E. CLARK. MACHINE FOR LAYING OUT GOODS. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7. 1916.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

HNWENTUR CHESTER E. CLARK, 0F WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

MACHINE FOR LAYING OUT GOODS;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 22, 1912.

Application filed November 7, 1916. Serial No. 130,092.

To all whom it may concern;-

Be it known that I, CHESTER E. CLARK, of the city of Vinnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Laying Out Goods, of which the following is the specification.

The invention relates to improvements in machines for laying out goods and the object of the invention is to provide a comparatively inexpensive and easily operated machine whereby a quantity of goods can. be quickly laid on a table one piece on top of the other and with their edges even, the machine being particularly adapted for use in factories where it is necessary to lay out strips of goods folded, rolled or in packets one on top of another in a regular manner and prior to cutting.

With the above object in view the invention consists essentially in a box like truck mounted to operate on a table, a series of cloth receiving trays contained in the truck and suitably disposed rollers carried by the tray and truck over which the cloth is passed, the parts being arranged and constructed as hereinafter more particularly described and later pointed out in the appended claim, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the complete machine as set up.

Fig. 2 represents a front end view of the machine with all the cloth removed as well as the bracket rollers.

Fig. 3 represents a vertical sectional view through a part of the machine.

Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of one of the trays.

Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of one of the adjustable collars.

Fig. 6 represents a perspective view of a modified form of tray.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

1 represents a table of any suitable length, say possibly about fifty or one hundred feet, which table is constructed so that the top thereof is level. At the opposite sides of the table I locate tracks 2 and 3 which run lengthwise thereof from end to end and are counter sunk in the surface of the table so that they lie flush with the upper face thereof.

at represents a box like truck mounted on the table and adapted to operate on the tracks. It is constructed in detail and is now described.

5 is a box or container having the forward end open and the back, sides, top and bottom closed. The box is mounted on a pair of cross axles 6 and 7 fitted with flanged pairs of carrying wheels 8 and 9 which are adapted to ride on the tracks with the flanges bearing against the edges of the table top.

From the above it will be observed. that if the table is set up with a level surface and with a straight edge at the sides, the box like truck. will always run true when passed from one end of the table to the other.

The sides 10 and 11 of the box are grooved horizontally at intervals to provide pairs of opposing guides 12 and 13 for receiving the tongues 14 and 15 located at the sides of similar trays 16 insertible within the box. These trays are all similar in construction being formed from tongue carrying sides 17 and 18 connected by bottom pieces 19. The sides of the trays are supplied with front and rear cross rollers 20 and 21. The trays form compartments for the reception of the goods as later described.

The back of the container carries fiat springs 22 which bear normally on the back rollers.

23 and 2a are brackets secured to the front of the container at opposite sides and toward the bottom which brackets carry a plurality of spaced rollers 25, there being a roller in the bracket for each roller at the front of the box. The bracket rollers 25 are fitted with adjustable collars 25 which are mounted on the rollers and are supplied with adjusting screws 25*.

At one end of the table I locate any suitable form of clamping appliance 26 whereby I can fasten the ends of the pieces of cloth which are to be laid out on the table. In the present instance it comprises a clamping bar 27 carried by a pair of clamps 28 and 29 suitably supported by carriers 30 and 31 from the sides of the table.

When it is desired to lay out the goods on the table a folded strip A of the goods is placed in each of the trays, and the trays are inserted in the box. One of the free ends on each strip is next passed backwardly over one of the rollers 21 then forwardly over one of the rollers 20 and finally downwardly under one of the rollers 25. When the strips of goods are inserted in the trays care is taken to see that they are placed evenly, each with an end butted against one of the sides of the tray and also that the collars are adjusted on the rollers so that they are positioned directly at the edges of the strips of goods. If this precaution be taken the goods clamped down to hold the ends of the goods securely to the table. The truck is then shoved back on the track and as it goes back the strips of goods feed out of the machine and take their position one on top of the other on the table with their edges even and in proper condition for subsequent cutting.

From the above it will be obvious that with this machine I can lay properly a con -z siderable number'of strips quickly and accurately and with little trouble, the whole work being done when the truck is being passed from one end of the table to the other.

In order to better understand the advantage of this machine I might explain that at present long strips of goods are laid out on the table one after another by hand. This not only takes considerable time but it is not accurate as even with the utmost care difliculty is experienced in laying the strips with their edges even. Furthermore it is rather heavy work when done by hand as will readily be appreciated.

Copies of this iiatent may be obtained for In the principal views of the drawings I have shown the machineas constructed to receive folded goods. 1 wish it to be understood however that the same machine with slight modification can be utilized to receive rolled goods.

here rolled goods are to be placed in the machine the trays as shown in Fig. 4 are taken out of the machine and a larger tray 32, that is one with higher sides, is inserted. Such a form of tray is shown in Fig. 6. T his latter form of tray is supplied with an additional centrally located spindle 83 on which the bolt or roll is mounted. Once the bolt is inserted the goods is passed over the rollers in the same manner as with the smaller trays'and the machine is operated in the same way as hereinbefore described.

hat I claim as my invention is A machine for laying out a plurality of folded, rolled or otherwise packeted strips of goods comprising a box like' truck having an open front, trays inserted within the box and providing receiving compartments for the respective packets, front and rear guiding rollers associated with each tray, 'said rollers receiving and guiding the extended ends of the packets and a plurality of guiding rollers mounted at the base of the truck at the front and adapted to receive separably the ends of the packets projected from the guiding rollers. V

Signed at Winnipeg, this'26 day of July 1916.

CHESTER E. CLARK.

.In the presence of V G. S. ROXBAUGH,

ROLAND FOSTER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of .Patents,

Washington, I). G. 

